Weebit Nano and Efabless collaborate to enable easy, affordable prototyping of innovative SoC designs
May 24 2024 - 7:00AM
Weebit Nano Limited (
ASX:WBT), a leading developer
and licensor of advanced memory technologies for the global
semiconductor industry, and Efabless Corporation, the creator
platform for chips, announce their collaboration to enable fast and
easy prototyping of intelligent devices using Weebit’s technology.
Under this agreement, Efabless chipIgnite customers have access to
Weebit’s Resistive RAM (ReRAM) IP, an innovative non-volatile
memory (NVM), which they can incorporate into their designs
manufactured using SkyWater Technology Foundry’s 130nm CMOS (S130)
process.
chipIgnite is an innovative open-source chip design platform
that makes it easy and affordable to design and fabricate chips for
prototyping or small production programs in areas such as IoT,
artificial intelligence and other burgeoning applications. As
chipIgnite users prototype and test their next-generation designs,
they can now take advantage of Weebit ReRAM to embed more system
capabilities in their products.
Weebit ReRAM is an advanced NVM technology that enables
companies to create systems on chip (SoC) designs that are more
energy efficient, more reliable, more secure and lower cost than
those using flash or other emerging NVMs. Weebit ReRAM technology
in SkyWater S130 is an ultra-low power, fast, radiation tolerant
and secure NVM with excellent reliability even at high
temperatures. The technology is qualified for automotive-grade
temperatures, and ready for production.
As part of the collaboration, Efabless customers will pay a
small fee to use Weebit ReRAM in their designs. If the customer
decides to move to commercial production with their design, they
will license the Weebit ReRAM IP directly from Weebit.
Coby Hanoch, CEO of Weebit Nano, said: “The
Efabless chipIgnite program is exciting, as it enables academics,
researchers, startups and even groups within large OEMs to quickly
and cost-effectively develop and test new designs. As we embark on
this collaboration, we anticipate that it will broaden industry
awareness of Weebit ReRAM and grow the community of designers using
our technology. Some of these users will ultimately want to license
our product for commercial production, and we’re working with
Efabless to accelerate this process.”
Mohamed Kassem, CTO of Efabless, said:
“Efabless makes chip design and prototyping easy and affordable. We
are seeing increased interest in creating designs with integrated
NVM. We’re delighted to add Weebit’s innovative ReRAM IP to our
portfolio, enabling our users to build more capabilities and
intelligence for applications such as TinyML. By embedding NVM
on-chip in their prototypes, designers can better understand the
real-life behavior of their devices.”
About Efabless
Efabless offers a platform applying open source and community
models to enable a global community of chip experts and non-experts
to collaboratively design, share, prototype and commercialize
special purpose chips. Over the past three years, 1300 designs and
six hundred tapeouts have been executed on Efabless. The company’s
customers include startups, Fortune 500 companies, universities,
and research institutions around the world. For more information,
please visit www.efabless.com.
About Weebit Nano Limited
Weebit Nano Ltd. is a leading developer and licensor of advanced
semiconductor memory technology. The company’s ground-breaking
Resistive RAM (ReRAM) addresses the growing need for significantly
higher performance and lower power memory solutions in a range of
new electronic products such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices,
smartphones, robotics, autonomous vehicles, 5G communications and
artificial intelligence. Weebit ReRAM allows semiconductor memory
elements to be significantly faster, less expensive, more reliable
and more energy efficient than those using existing flash memory
solutions. As it is based on fab-friendly materials, the technology
can be quickly and easily integrated with existing flows and
processes, without the need for special equipment or large
investments. See www.weebit-nano.com.
Weebit Nano and the Weebit Nano logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Weebit Nano Ltd. in the United States and
other countries. Other company, product, and service names may be
trademarks or service marks of others.
Weebit Nano InvestorsEric Kuret, Automic
GroupP: +61 417 311 335E: eric.kuret@automicgroup.com.au
Weebit Nano Media – AustraliaTristan Everett,
Automic GroupP: +61 403 789 096E:
tristan.everett@automicgroup.com.au
Weebit Nano Media – USJen Bernier-Santarini,
Weebit NanoP: +1 650-336-4222E: jen@weebit-nano.com
Efabless MediaAndrea VedanayagamP:
408.656.4494E: andrea@efabless.com